Genesis: The Beginning of Desire

by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

222.1 ZOR

Tags

Torah, Genesis

Genres

Collections

ADULT COLLECTION, 22X Bible, SPECIAL: NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD

Publication

The Jewish Publication Society (1996), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 480 pages

Description

An intellectually stimulating and personally uplifting exploration of Genesis. Genesis: the Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip human beings as they search for and encounter God.

Subjects

Bible. O.T. Genesis Commentaries

Awards

National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Non-Fiction — 1995)

Physical description

480 p.; 0.93 inches

ISBN

0827605218 / 9780827605213

Local notes

222.1, ZOR

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